Split Screen is a useful feature introduced by Microsoft in the Edge browser that lets users open a link on a web page in the same tab by splitting the current tab into two sections.

Force Links to open in background in Microsoft Edge In the Edge browser, when you right-click and select Open in new tab, it opens the tab in the background – like most other browsers.

Certain links on Windows 11 open in Edge regardless of which browser you have set as your default. Microsoft recently explained why it blocks apps that redirect these links.

A recent update to Windows 11 and Windows 10 blocks protocol redirecting apps such as EdgeDeflector. As a result, some links will always open in Edge, even if you have a different ...

The change will only apply to Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices, meaning people using Mac will continue to have their Outlook links open in their default browser.

So, Microsoft's plan is to essentially exempt links in its core apps from your default settings. Even if you have a Chrome window open, clicking a link in these apps will open an instance of Edge.

The company is testing a Windows 10 preview release in the Skip Ahead ring which opens all Windows Mail web links in Edge, regardless of your app defaults.